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By: Boria Majumdar She has hardly ever given an interview. Nor has she been visible in the public domain more than what is required. Anjali Tendulkar, first class medical student in her own right and potentially a very good doctor, has silently done justice to the saying 'behind the success of every man, there is a woman'. And Anjali never regrets giving up on her own career. From the very start she was clear that if Sachin had to concentrate on his cricket and do what he wanted to do for India, she'd have to take charge of home and family.

KOLKATA: After reaching a break-even stage last year, the Shah Rukh Khan-owned Red Chillies Entertainment is hoping for a 25 per cent annual growth rate. The company's CEO Venky Mysore told reporters here that they had achieved break even in March last year and as a company they are hoping to grow by 25 percent year on year. Besides making and distributing movies, Red Chillies also has a little over 50 percent stake in the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Having already roped in major brands for KKR like Nokia, Reebok , Dish TV , Pepsi, etc, Venky said they are trying to tie up with more local companies in Kolkata.

KOLKATA: Captain of Indian World Cup winning team Kapil Dev on Sunday criticised the BCCI for Eden Gardens not being able to host World Cup matches involving India. "It is also responsibility of BCCI to see that CAB completes the renovation work of the stadium in time," Dev said while participating in a cricket chat show here. "I am not supporting CAB president Jagmohan Dalmiya nor BCCI. Everybody should have come together to host a match at Eden," he said.

KOLKATA: Skipper Sourav Ganguly (86 ) led from the front to beat Kings XI Punjab by three wickets in their Indian Premier League tie at the Eden Gardens. Chasing 176 runs, Kolkata got off to a good start until Sreesanth rocked Salman Butt and Debabrata Das in his successive deliveries. Butt contributed 24 runs in 18 balls while Das returned without scoring. David Hussey (12) continued his poor form against the spin bowling. Piyush Chawla rocked his middle stump comprehensively.

KOLKATA: Despite the hype around him, Sachin Tendulkar appeared calm as the senior most Indian batsman walked out for his first practice session ahead of his 199th Test at the Eden Gardens, here today. There was nothing special about the way he went about his routine nets session as he batted for exactly 52 minutes. Showered with confetti and flower petals as he checked into the Eden Gardens at 10.30 this morning , Tendulkar went to the field and had a long discussion with coach Duncan Fletcher.

your editorial on cricket ( et , november 22) puts matters in the correct perspective. it must be realised that countries of the indian sub-continent contribute the majority of the icc funds. to add to your argument, england is the only country in the northern hemisphere which plays cricket, though holland and canada, are knocking on the icc's doors for admission. all other cricket playing countries are in the southern hemisphere and the offices of the body that controls cricket should be in this region by all rights.

KOLKATA: A FIR was on Monday lodged against Cricket Association of Bengal for allegedly flouting fire safety rules at a temporary VIP gallery at Eden Gardens during yesterday's IPL match even as the cricket board cried foul. The FIR was filed by the West Bengal Fire Services department against CAB at the instance of Fire Services Minister Pratim Pratim Chatterjee for not having sanction and for alleged violation of fire services rules at the temporary wooden VIP gallery with a seating capacity of 400. Chatterjee claimed that KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan expressed surprise how CAB could allow such a temporary structure to be used for an IPL match.

KOLKATA: Cricket Association of Bengal President Jagmohan Dalmiya on Thursday said the state body received Rs two crore from the KKR for hosting IPL matches at the Eden Gardens but he did not know from where the money came. "We got the money, but we don't know where it came from. The BCCI, which is the parent body and has been running the show, should know," Dalmiya told reporters here. His statement comes after tax officials concluded their 8-hour searches this morning at the offices of Kolkata Knight Riders and CAB in connection with the IPL's finances.

Kolkata's shining. The metro, known for its urban horrors for long, is now emerging as a centre to rival Bangalore as an IT destination. And the global media is warning Bangalore that Kolkata is out to steal its thunder! The New York Times, The Far Eastern Review, all the big guns are dazzled by Kolkata rising as a phoenix from the ashes of its own destruction. And driving the resurgence is infotech. Recently, Wipro's Azim Premji asked the Left Front government for a plot twice the size of Eden Gardens at the emerging New Town near Kolkata for setting up a campus.

NEW DELHI: With India hosting the lion's share of cricket World Cup matches, Sports Minister Ajay Maken today said his department has exempted custom duty on the import of equipments and consumables necessary for the smooth conduct of the tournament. While replying to a question during a question-hour session in the Lok Sabha Maken said, "Government has given custom duty exemption for temporary imports of sports equipments and import of sport consumables required for the World Cup . " "Venue related assistance such as security and other logistic support is being extended by the state governments concerned," the minister added.